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The bouyon scene in Dominica is moving so fast that you can go from new guy on the block to OG in a blink. Trilla-G has been a good sport about it; two weeks ago, he used his status as the dirty-macking party boy of the island to host a cypher for the next generation trying to get in on their homegrown sound’s big bang. The breakout star of the clip, filmed at an open-air bar, was G’z Up (I wonder if he’s ever heard the Max B and Jimmy heater), a baggy Lacoste polo-wearing rhymer who looked like he…

A lost Amy Winehouse interview has resurfaced after nearly 20 years, and it sees her open up about how her “biggest fear” was the “thought of dying without ever making my mark”. The interview was held with the Sunday Times back in May 2007, just days after the singer married Blake Fielder-Civil. It also came on the heels of her releasing her second album ‘Back To Black’ the year prior, which quickly became certified gold in the US and sold over a million copies in the UK. Held in the Mondrian Hotel on Sunset Boulevard, when Winehouse was aged just…

Last summer, Ozzy Osbourne played his final concert, a supersized stadium show to 44,000 fans in his hometown of Birmingham, England with a stacked lineup that rivaled only his own Ozzfest festivals. Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Slayer, Mastodon, and supergroups arranged by Tom Morello that included Steven Tyler, Sammy Hagar, and estranged members of Osbourne’s solo bands performed his hits. The 10-hour event, dubbed Back to the Beginning, ended with Osbourne singing a handful of his solo hits and a reunion of Osbourne with Black Sabbath’s founding members. It made for an emotional and stunning farewell for the self-proclaimed Prince…

When Al Jardine phones up Rolling Stone, it’s a little over 12 hours since he got offstage at his surprise reunion concert with former Beach Boys bandmates Bruce Johnston and David Marks at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts in Cerritos, California. It was an incredible night of music that also featured unannounced appearances from Carnie Wilson, Marilyn Wilson, and Jan and Dean’s Dean Torrence. Jardine calls us shortly before boarding a flight, and continues the conversation once he takes his seat and awaits takeoff. There’s much to discuss. The Cerritos show marked Jardine’s first time sharing the stage…

Metallica’s James Hetfield has made a subtle jab at “some other entertainers” who use their time on stage “to influence you with their bullshit”. The heavy metal icon made the comments while on stage with Metallica recently as part of their ongoing residency at the Las Vegas Sphere, which kicked off earlier this month and will run through to early 2027. Midway through their set on Saturday (October 10), Hetfield thanked the crowd for potentially travelling far and wide to see their show, and reassured them that they were wanting to create a sense of escape from the world’s issues…

Larry David has built one of the greatest careers in comedy out of his own hyperfixations, particular neuroses, and the surreal situations these often lead him into. Reading Blake J. Harris’ upcoming biography of David, Emperor of Nothing, it’s hard to go a few pages without some anecdote or story triggering the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme music in your mind. Maybe the most unnerving example, though, is this one: Larry David crossed paths with O.J. Simpson the day Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were killed.  As outlined in Emperor of Nothing, the bizarre chance encounter occurred June 12, 1994…

Ask a Republican about the midterms these days and you’re likely to get an answer that falls somewhere in the five stages of grief. There’s anger, of course — most of it at the deeply unpopular sitting president — but also denial, bargaining, depression, and more than a little acceptance. The GOP has taken losses before, and if Donald Trump’s two reigns of tyranny are any indication, they’re pretty good at bouncing back.  They may have to do it again. With the party’s poll numbers looking grim in states where Republicans typically coast, GOP insiders say they’re bracing themselves for…

Harry Styles has paid tribute to Oscar Belgal after he was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. The incident took place earlier this month, when the 28-year-old man was shot in his car on October 8, while his five-year-old son was sitting in the back seat. Belgal survived and is now being held at a detention facility. The Department of Homeland Security have defended the actions of the ICE agents involved, saying that they were trying to arrest a man who had an alleged criminal history, and were “aware” that his son was in the car at…

The 2027 Grammys’ Album of the Year category will once again be stacked with a handful of top contenders. But one artist in particular leads the pack: Olivia Rodrigo. The singer-songwriter could finally take home the biggest award of the night for her third studio album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love. Since her debut in 2021, Rodrigo’s acclaimed albums have both gotten nods in the category, but never won. This may just be her year. Album of the Year — Our Predictions Phoebe Bridgers, Lost WeekendOlivia Dean, The Art of LovingNoah Kahan, The Great DivideElla…

I ’m trusting you on everything,” Jennie tells Kevin Parker with a laugh.  “You are?” Parker muses. “Well, that’s a bad idea.”  The Blackpink singer is sitting next to the brains behind Tame Impala on a worn brown leather couch at a music school in Boston. In just a few hours, they’ll perform together at TD Garden, and about 20,000 fans will see how right Jennie is to trust Parker. Once she steps onstage to join him for their smash-hit “Dracula” remix, it becomes a spectacle, complete with scarlet lights and matching confetti raining down. The audience shrieks so loud…